So I haven't done an UberEats review in a while. Big reason is because since I didn't come in…read moreperson and only had this on UberEats, I didn't want to risk another one of my reviews being reported and deleted because "it was unclear whether it was a firsthand experience". In the past 2 months alone, I have already had to gatekeep reviews to 2 restaurants for that exact reason, and it will be why I will have to gatekeep more in the future.
Today however, I had UCBC Bagels from UberEats, and after eating, I realized that this had to be talked about, so here we are on Yelp with this establishment. Plus, this plus does apply promotional discounts from UberEats, so that in of itself is already a plus.
Really, "University of Cutting Big Corners" would be a quite fitting name for this business because this did really taste like some big corners were cut with my order. I had the New Yorker Bagel with scallion cream cheese, opting out of tomatoes, and I had also added on a latte, in which I had left instructions to add cream and sugar. Starting with the latte, I have a notorious sweet tooth, so when I tasted this latte, I could tell that any sugar that was added on was skimped on. The coffee tasted fine, but let's be real, it wasn't even close to the best latte I ever had. I could have chosen to just do the sugar myself after the order came and it not make any sort of difference. If I'm being completely honest, this latte was so mid that I can actually get more satisfaction for less just by downing a Java Monster.
It's the bagel however that prompted me to write this review, because Jesus Christ was this bagel something else. They wrapped it up neat enough, I'll give them that, but this bagel overall tasted as though it seriously needed a better therapist than the one it got. The lox tasted okay on its own, but the onions were some of the skinniest red onions I had ever seen on a bagel, and the cream cheese... That cream cheese tasted old, like maybe solid butter that's seen its better days. I cannot defend that whatsoever. Again, I could have removed the extra add-in's, slashed on some Philadelphia cream cheese, put the fixing back on afterward, and I would have been more satisfied. You know what? Scratch that! I could remake this bagel bigger and better at home if I so wanted to for less money. I'd just need to figure out how much lox costs if I were to go shopping for it.
Overall, I wouldn't get this again though I did appreciate the promotional discounts from UberEats. If I am craving a bagel from a different town to be delivered, I think I will stick with something better like Badass Bagels.